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- Oct. 15, 1929. J. M. 'Alm-LENA 1,731,330

HOSIERY AND METHOD QFl MAKING `vSAP/Il Filed Feb. 25. 1928 A Zig/W Patented M92@ JOHN IVI. 'lililEN, OTE TRONTO, ONTAREQ, CANADA, ASSIGNOR T'SCOT t WILLIAMS,

NCORPORATED, F NEVI YORK, N. Y,

Application filed February 25, 1928. Serial No. 257,021.

rlhe principal objects of the invention are, to provide a stocking with a foot shaped to the contour of the foot of the wearer with the widest part of the toe arranged at the widest -part of the foot of the wearer and with the seam which closes the toe located on the bottom of the stocking forward of the rear ends of the gores lying between the top and bottom of the toe, thereby presenting a stocking of exceptionally neat appearance which will be Iexceptionally comfortable to wear. f

A. further important object is to devise a structure which will enable the carrying of the instep yarn well into the toe portion.

The principal features of the invention consist in the novel formation of the toe of the stocking by lengthening the gore to extend from the widest part of the foot of the wearer. and widening a portion of the toe by knitting a gusset into the gore of a lesser length than said gore, the bottom of the toe being formed in two sections joined by looping at a point intermediate of the length of the toe the looping being continued back to the'ends of the gore to complete the joining of the top and bottom toe sections.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevational view showing my improved hose as fitted on the foot. l

Figure 2 is a side view of the knitted foot shown flat.

Figure 3 is a detail side perspective view of the toe portion showing the manner in which the fabric is knitted prior to looping the two bottomsections of the toe.,

' Figure t is a diagrammatic view illustrating the arrangement of needles on a circular knittingmachine adapted to knit the new stocking.

The stocking is shown and described herein knitted upon a circular -knitting machine and the heel and body portion of the foot is formed in the usual manner.

lWhen the portion A has been eompletcC` to the Vpoint B which corresponds with the widest part of the foot of the wearer, the

needles knitting the top half are progressively reduced in number to knit a tapered structure.

rlhe instep yarn is continued into the top toe section C for a number-of courses, ape

proximately from fifteen to twenty as may be found desirable and a yarn change is then made to a reinforced yarn and the knitting of the top section is continued, progressively withdrawing needles from action and tapering the structure to the minimum number of stitches between a-a. i

VVhenthe top section has been completedv to the minimum number of stitches which is considerably less than the number usually formed in a stocking, a portion of the needles that have beenremoved from action in the knitting of the tapering toe section are returned into action to knit a course of stitches F around the end of the toe and to the tapering sides thereof back to the points'Fi which are preferably where the yarn change was y made. i

A plurality of courses G are then knitted to the course F to form a gusset and in the knitting of this gusset the number of needles in operation is progressively decreased to form the tapered ends H to the gusset.

The needles returned into action to knit the gusset courses are then withdrawn back to the points a--e illustrated in Figure 4 and the knitting of the toe pocket is continued in the formation of the widening toe bottom portion J, the number of needles in action being increased progressively until the needles between the points Edit] have been brought into action.

The needles which knit the bottom half of the foot are then brought into action to form the tapered section D of the bottom half and the' needles in vaction are progressively decreased until the number of needles in action between @#0 Figure l corresponds with the number of needles between E-E used in completing the last course of the bottom section J of the toe pocket.

aloeper and the looping L is then completed, yplication No. Seel-,192, filed li/l'arcli t3,

joining the tapered extension et the instep, course for course, to the section D of the tee bottom between the points B, which the end ot the toot section and E which is the end ot' j the gusset, and connecting the adjacent ends ot' the bottom to sections D and ai.

rlhe stocking when thus completed has the maximum width discontinued at the widest part et the 'toot ot the wear-er and trom the point's .B the stocking continues in a. long ta pering toe which lits the contour oit the loot.

rlhe joining oit the toe sections along the gore lines, that is oining nl to the line running from the points B to E, and joining the meet ing ends d and j et the bottom toe. sections lD and J, carries the loop stitching L vforward so that it will pass under the foot between the ball portion and the toes sol that the bea ring portion ot the foot will not be in contact with the looping.

ltn the knitting of a stocking in this manner it will be readily understood that the instep yarn may be continued into the tapering toe section any desirable distance, the length of the continuationbeing only limited by the length of the gusset required in the widening oit the narrow endet the toe,

In carrying the instep yarn into the tapering toe section, that is, past the commencement ends B ot the gore, a two told result is obtained. The instep yarn is knitted in a comparatively tight stitch and the bottom section-D 4of the toe extending beyond the commencement et' the gore, being ot a heavy er reinforced yarn is a much looser and larger stitch, consequently a stated number ol courses in the bottom section is ot much greater length in the structure el the steekling than is the corresponding section et the same number et courses et the top. ln the looping of these sections together they are connected eourse for course, consequently the bottom portion is considerably longer than the top which is very desirable as the length of the bottom ott the human feet is much greater than the top.

Another desirable 'feature is thev tact ot carrying the instep yarn well into the toe end ofthe, stocking so that the reinforcing yarn will not be seen even with a low *amp shoe.

stocking constructed as described very desirable. lt lits the foot remarkably well Without Wrinkles: it is comtortable to wear and has a very excellent appearance.

The gusset 'eatureherein shown and d escribed is claimed herein only in connection with the two bottom segments in the toe. The gusset broadly considered also forms subject matter ot my copending application Ser. No. 203,000 tiled July 2, 1027. forms afeature et my application Ser. No. 212,527, tiled August 12, 1927, and of my ap- The gusset alsor ifi/'hat cl aim as my invention is l. A stocking having a toe portion comm` prised et a tapered bottom segment, a tapered top segment and a widened bottom segment integral with said top tion with looping joining the tree tapered edges of the tapered top and bottom segnients and joining the meeting ends et' the bottom segments.

2. A stocking having a tee portion com prising a tapered top segment'and a tapered bottom segment each knitted integrally with the toot section, the tapered top segment extending t'arther toward the toe tip than the tapered bottom segment and having a widened bottom segment integral with the top toe segment in combination with means joining the tapered 'edges of the tapered'bottom and top segments and joining the ends et the two bottom segments. f j V il. i stocking having the top of the toe portion tapered from the end of the loot section and having a gusset knit around the end of the toe and to a portion oiI the tapered edges thereol' and. a bottom toe section knitted to said gusset, and a bottom portion of the toe tapered from the end et the foot section and meeting the toe bottom section knitted to the gusset', in combination with looping joining the meeting edges et the bottom seetions and joining the outside edges et the top toe tapered section to the corresponding eutside edges et the bottom tee tapered section.

l. A stocking having a toe portion termed ot' top and bottom tapered sections extending integrally from the toot, the top section having, the instep yarn continued thereinto and having an end portion ot'a'reinforced yarn, a gusset between the top and bottom sections ot the toe portion and a partial toc bottom knit integrally therewith, the tapered extension et the toe bottom being itormed ojreintorced yarn, the courses of the instep yarn ol' the tapered toe top being looped to the courses et the reinforced yarn of the tapered toe bottom extending from the foot bottom and the end ol the tapered bottom toe portion being looped te the partial toe bottom knit integrally with the top.

5. A method ot' making a stocking consist-- ing in :lirst knitting the :toot section, then continuing the top halt thereof to form a tapered tee top, then knitting a widening toe section to the end ot the tee top, continuing the bottom half of the toot to iorm a tapering toe bottom section et a less number of courses th an the tapered toe top, then joining the end of the widening portion ot' the toe to the end o'l the tapering` tee bottom seetion and joining the tapering edges-of the toe top and tapering toe bottom section te the commencement ends of the taper.

G. A method oit making a stocking consistment, in combinadiate line ing in Iiist forming 'the' foot with a fine instep yarn, tlien continning'tlie knitting of the instep yarn to forni part of a tapering top knitting of the top toe 'toe section,v making a yai'ii change in the section and continuing oit-thc instep im to tlie coni-ses of the tapeiiii i tee bottom.

' and continuing the looping to join the courses J LMrn `oi" tlie tapering toe top ,reinforced yarn of the t method of knitting a stockingeeiisist ing in lii'stvknitting the toot portien, eentiiiuiii the knittin vferm part of a tepel "n th the tern'iation o" of the instep yarn te :ing toe top, changing yarn, finishing the toe Lopend continninej a Widening segment toe bottom eoiitinuine` the knittino of the 'toot 7 l I t' C o i r1 1 bottoni to 'iorm a tapering bottom roe segment thereon,

knitting looigiing' courses around said Widening and tapering bottoni toe segments and the instep yarn portion of the toe top and looping the looping courses together.

` 8. A. stocking having a Vtapered toe strueturc with tapered top and bottoni sections, the top of the foot being knit integrallT with the toc top, part of the tapered bottom of the tee being knit integrally Witli the toe top and another part knitI integrally With the toot bottonia the lattei` piit being looped 'te the toe top and to the knit with the top;

9. ik vstoeking having .part of the toe bottoni va vnarrowed and Widenedtoe@pocket and looping around the bottoni oi the toe pocket on a line intermediate the point and rear end (if the toe, in combinationwitli an extension of said loopingin the gores between the top and bottom oi" the toc and extending from said intermeof looping toe.

to the rear end of the 10. A stocking` lin-ving a. toe portion compiising a knitted tapered top section and two tapered bottom sections, formed with gore lines extending lengthwise of the foot, a gusset arranged betweeny said sections having its courses extending around the toe point and ending ata line intermediate the point and rear end of they toe, and loop stitching yjoining tlie top and bottoni sections along the gore lines from tlie end of the foot portion to the ends of the gusset 'and joining the ad jacent end of the two bottoni toe sections. JQHN M. ALLEN. 

